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Mount Larcom QLD 4695

Mount Larcom is in Gladstone LGA, QLD, postcode 4695, with population 332.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$190/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
69,046
69K via Gladstone LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
310
14 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$190
Investor profile

Who invests in Mount Larcom

Owner-occupied 81%Rented 19%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.6%
37 of 63 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,942/yr
Landlords (rental income)63
Reported capital gains39
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 19% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

81% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $823/mo — owning runs $477/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$190
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$66K household · yr-17.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$90K
Household
$66K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
13
$650-999
25
$1,000-1,499
15
$1,500-1,999
10
$2,000-2,999
31
$3,000-3,999
14
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 11% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $633/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (119 households)
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
19%
Dwelling structure10.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 84% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 3% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA886
Students83
Government1
  • Mount Larcom State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 886
Crime Year ending May 2026
5,683
5,683 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,683
Total incidents5,683· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,29032%
  • Break And Enter55014%
  • Drug Offences1,96148%
  • Fraud2687%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 81.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~81.0%
~81.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~9.5% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

11,848 people · 202213,557 by 2032 (+14.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Gladstone Hinterland SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Mount Larcom QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Gladstone local government area, Mount Larcom is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4695). With a population of 332, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $190 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Mount Larcom is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 886, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Gladstone LGA is moderate at 5,683 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$190
Population growth · Gladstone LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)69,046
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Gladstone LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)225
Houses 93%Units 7%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gladstone LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.9%
YoY change-1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4695ATO
Negatively geared5.6%
37 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,942/yr
Landlords (rental income)63
Reported capital gains39
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population332
Median age42
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,268
Personal income · wk$645
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,292 → $1,268
Change-1.9%
vs QLD median-19.9 pp
Median rent-15.6%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Gladstone LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Gladstone Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Gladstone LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places220
New Auckland Place128 places
Blue Care Gladstone Edenvale Aged Care Facility52 places
Bindaree Care Centre40 places
Childcare · Gladstone LGAACECQA
Services24
Approved places1,647
Exceeding NQS3
Una Glen Eden136 places
Helping Hands Clinton135 places
Green Leaves Early Learning Forest Springs124 places
Helping Hands Kin Kora120 places
Milestones Early Learning Riverstone Rise107 places
First Steps Early Learning Centres Agnes Water89 places
+18 more in Gladstone LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Larcom leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Mount Larcom FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Larcom in?

    Mount Larcom is in the Gladstone Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4695. Council-level context for Gladstone LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Larcom?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Larcom is $190/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Larcom a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Larcom show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Larcom?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Mount Larcom data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.